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Range of Features
Taking Still Pictures to a Cassette
You can record still pictures like a photograph. The camcorder records the picture
and sound to tape for several seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.
Copy still photos automatically to a memory card ( 125) for transfer to a PC for
image enhancement and printout. Also, starting your shooting with a still photo
makes it easy to find the beginning again later with the Photo Search function
( 85).
You can take a still picture at any time during regular video recording, or you can
put the camcorder into record pause mode first, then take a still picture.
Press the PHOTO button fully down and the still picture will be taken
immediately.
• The camcorder takes the image immediately, and then records the “photo” to the
tape for approximately 6 seconds ( 8 seconds in SP or LP recording
mode). During this time the camcorder also records the sound, and the display
shows the still picture.
• A counter display appears, and counts up as the camcorder records the picture.
• The camcorder returns to record pause mode.
1. Press the
PHOTO
button halfway down and hold it:
•“PHOTO” flashes at the bottom right of display.
• Exposure is locked.
• During autofocus
F
flashes white in the display as the camcorder adjusts the
focus and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camcorder
is ready to take the still picture.
During record pause mode
MV550i
During record mode
PHOTO
PHOTO
PHOTO
To take still images on a memory card, see p. 108.
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CAMERA
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